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Freddie van Mierlo vs Sir Stephen Timms

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame
vs
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Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Freddie van Mierlo and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 149 different votes 180 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
10 Aye 0 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 13 No
Tax 8% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
235
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
127
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
108
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
103
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£177,310
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£177,310
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Energy
10 of 20 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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